Arno van der Merwe will become CEO of Mercedes-Benz SA in March as Martin Zimmermann returns to Daimler’s offices in Germany VICE-president of Mercedes-Benz South Africa manufacturing Arno van der Merwe will become CEO of Mercedes-Benz South Africa on March 1.Current CEO Martin Zimmermann is returning to parent company Daimler’s offices in Stuttgart, Germany as head of global service and parts for the Mercedes-Benz and "smart car" brands.Mr van der Merwe will retain his existing role in manufacturing, while also taking on his new responsibilities. He will be the first South African-born CEO to head up the international award-winning plant in East London, South Africa.Daimler also said Jürgen Schrempp had resigned from the Mercedes-Benz SA board of directors, having served in various roles at the company since 1974. Joachim Schmidt will replace him as chairman of the board in January.Mr Schmidt had previously served as a member of the Mercedes-Benz SA board, while heading up Daimler’...
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